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[zenmaster]

The astral plane/realms is really a partial aspect of time/space. So no, not a blanket term for backside of any space/time. Remember, time/space has mind, body, and spirit aspects. Astral is essentially a lower-"mind" upper "body" time/space experience.

Matter of perspective/semantics/distortion, dear Zen. It just so occurred to someone to apply this fancy term to "out-of-body experiences" and "non-physical reality." Technically speaking, «astral» (from Latin astralis, from Latin astrum, from Greek astron) strictly refers to stars, so if anything, the "astral planes/dimension" should be located in the sun or any other star by its very definition.

I didn't coin the term. If it were entirely up to me, I'd do without it.

But yes, there are different "levels" to time/space, that I won't argue.

The distinctions from the "one" is the whole point of experience here. If you can avoid conflation, then there's probably more learning opportunity. Otherwise, up is down and down is up. Of course it's a matter of perspective, or semantics or distortion - as is everything said.